Book Review: Multiple Faces of Grief, Grace in Short Story Collection "The Blackbird and Other Stories" - The Dialog

Turning grief into grace: Haley’s Comet Walk/Run in its 15th year - Superior Catholic Herald

Patty Gerber, left, and husband Dave founded Running F.A.R. in memory of their daughter. The charity supports neonatal intensive care, Catholic youth activities and more. (Submitted photo) Each spring in Cameron, faith, fitness, and philanthropy come together at the Haley’s Comet Run events. Now celebrating its 15th year, this gathering is led by Patty Gerber, parish director of the Diocese of Superior’s Barron Cluster and president of the Runni…

Book Review: Multiple faces of grief, grace in short story collection "The Blackbird and Other Stories" - The Dialog

By Madelyn Reichert, OSV News “The Blackbird and Other Stories” Sally Thomas, Wiseblood Books (2024) 280 pages, $16.50 In her excellent new collection, “The Blackbird and Other Stories,” Sally Thomas presents nine brief works of fiction that which at first appear disparate, but which upon further consideration are seen to mutually reinforce and illuminate each other. This reflection is well worth the effort, as with slow digestion the reader com…